Pocket bathing suit



May 21, 1929. R. E. HARRlS POCKET BATHING SUIT Filed Aug. 4, 1927 IN V EN TOR.

Patented May 21, 1929i.v y

UNITED vSTATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH E. HARRIS, F NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

PCKET BATHING SUIT.

Application filed August 4, 1927. Serial No. 210,588.

- with a pocket which shall constitute -an integral part thereof and into which it may be readily folded for convenience in carrying it to and from the bathing beach or pool. n

Wfith the foregoing and other objects in view, the nature of which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the construction,'combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in vertical section of a bathing suit equipped with a pocket in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 is aA rear elevation illustrating the bathing suit partly folded for insertion in the pocket,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the vertical planes indicated by the line 3 3 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a sectional view illustrating the bathing suit in the pocket.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 1 designates the shirt, 2 the trunks and 3 the skirt of a one-piece bathing suit of the type now generally worn by women, the sk irt'being secured at its upper edge to the waistline of the shirt, as shown at 4.

In accordance with my invention, the bathinff suit is provided withY a pocket 5 which is preferably made from light weight waterproof material, such as silk rubber or sheet rubber. If desired, the pocket may be made from silk. The pocket 5 comprises a rear side 6, a front side 7 and a flap 8 extending from the upper edge of the rear sider and provided with a button-liole 9. -A button 10 is carried by the rear side 6 and a button 11 by the front side 7. The buttons 10 and 11 are similar and kmade of metal. The buttons each consists of a shank and heads at the ends of.

the shank, and they are removably secured in place b v being passed through holes 12 and 13. The pocket 5 is provided with a hand strap 14- wliich is preferably made from tliesame inaterial employed in the manufacture of the pocket and which is secured at its ends to thel sides of the skirt. rIhe pocket 5 is secured to the skirt 3 with its rear side 6 in contact with the skirt, and this side of the pocket may be stitched, as shown at 15, or secured in any other suitable manner Vtothe skirt. The flap' 8 is arranged within the pocket 5 and secured f to the button 10, and the hand strap 14; is also preferably arranged within the pocket.

As the pocket 5 is made from light weight material, and owing to the manner in which it is secured to the bathing suit, it will not make the bathing suit uncomfortable to wear, and it will not interfere with or retard the iotion of the bather inthe water. lVhen the batlier wishes to place the bathing suit in the pocket 5, the skirt 3 is first raised yinto the position shown in Figures 2 and 3 so as to position the pocket at the outer side of the skirt. The flap 8 is then withdrawn from the pocket 5, the suit is `then folded upon the pocket, and thereafter the pocket is turned right side out so as to position the suit within the pocket. he flap 8 is secured tothe button 10 if it is desired to carry the pocketed suit by the hand strap 14. If it is desired to carry the pocketed suit in a rolled condition,

the pocketed suit is first rolled and thereafter the flap 8 is secured to the button 11. l

The buttons 10y and 11 are removed prior to wringing the suit so as to prevent them from injuring the pocket 5 or the s uit and so as to prevent them from being injured during the wringing of the suit.' IVhile the pocket 5 is shown applied to a woinans bathing suit, it is to be understood that it may be also used in connection with mens bathing suits.

It should be understood that the drawing merely illustrative and does not pretend to give exact proportions.

vwithout departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.' Vhat is claimed is Furthermore, the lsaid drawing is illustrative of a preferred In combination with a bathing suit having a trunk portion, and skirt portion secured to said trunk portion, apoeket securedv to the inner side of the skirt portion and into which said trunk and skirt portions are adapted to be placed when folded, a flap carried vby the pocketand adapted toclose it, and means to hold the flap in closed position. i y

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.-

f RALPH E. HARRIS.V 

